Motor assemblies for architectural coverings

Abstract

Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An architectural covering assembly comprising:
 a headrail;   a first covering and a second covering movable between: (i) a first position at which the first covering and the second covering are retracted relative to the headrail, (ii) a second position at which the first covering is retracted to the headrail and the second covering is extended relative to the headrail, and (iii) a third position at which the first covering and the second covering are extended relative to the headrail; and   a controller configured to:
 determine an input requesting a movement operation; and 
 cause, based on the input, movement of the first covering and the second covering between the first position and the third position through the second position, and, based on a type of the input, with or without stopping at the second position. 
   
     
     
         2 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a memory that stores the first position as a first pre-stored position, the second position as a second pre-stored position, and the third position as a third pre-stored position. 
     
     
         3 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 2 , wherein:
 the memory stores a fourth pre-stored position; and   the controller is further configured to cause, based on additional input, the first covering and the second covering to move between the first pre-stored position and the second pre-stored position through the fourth pre-stored position.   
     
     
         4 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a first rail coupled to the first covering and a second rail coupled to the second covering, wherein:
 in the first position, the first rail and the second rail are retracted relative to the headrail;   in the second position, the first rail is retracted relative to the headrail and the second rail is away from the headrail; and   in the third position, the first rail and the second rail are away from the headrail.   
     
     
         5 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the first covering includes a first light transmissivity and the second covering includes a second light transmissivity different than the first light transmissivity. 
     
     
         6 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the type of the input indicates that the movement operation is to forgo stopping at the second position. 
     
     
         7 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 6 , wherein causing the movement comprises:
 causing the second covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended at a distance away from the headrail and stopping upon the second covering being at the distance; and   causing, automatically after the second covering is at the distance, the first covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended away from the headrail.   
     
     
         8 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 7 , wherein causing the first covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended away from the headrail includes causing the first covering to extend the distance away from the headrail. 
     
     
         9 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the type of the input indicates that the movement operation is to stop at the second position. 
     
     
         10 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the input comprises a first input and a second input; and   wherein the movement is caused by:
 receiving the first input; 
 causing, based on the first input, the second covering to move from being adjacent relative to the headrail to extending a distance away from the headrail and stopping upon the second covering being at the distance; 
 receiving the second input after the second covering stops at the distance; and 
 causing, based on the second input, the first covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended away from the headrail. 
   
     
     
         11 . The architectural covering assembly of  claim 10 , wherein causing the first covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended away from the headrail includes causing the first covering to extend the distance away from the headrail. 
     
     
         12 . A method implemented by an architectural covering assembly, the method comprising:
 receiving an input requesting a movement operation; and   causing, based on the input, movement of a first covering and a second covering of the architectural covering assembly between a first position and a third position through a second position and, based on a type of the input, with or without stopping at the second position, wherein:
 at the first position, the first covering and the second covering are retracted relative to a headrail of the architectural covering assembly, 
 at the second position, the first covering is retracted relative to the headrail and the second covering is extended relative to the headrail, and 
 at the third position, the first covering and the second covering are extended relative to the headrail. 
   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising determining the type of the input to indicate that the movement operation is to forgo stopping at the second position. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein causing the movement comprises:
 causing the second covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended at a distance away from the headrail and stopping upon the second covering being at the distance; and   causing, automatically after the second covering is at the distance, the first covering to move from being retracted relative to the headrail to being extended away from the headrail.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising determining the type of the input to indicates that the movement operation is to stop at the second position. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising activating, based on the type of the input, at least one of a visible indicator or an audible indicator to signal the type of the input. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the indicator is activated while the second covering moves from being from being retracted relative to the headrail to extending from the headrail a distance away from the headrail and is deactivated upon the second covering being at the distance. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the indicator is activated for a pre-stored amount of time. 
     
     
         19 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors of an architectural covering assembly, cause the architectural covering assembly to perform operations comprising:
 receiving an input requesting a movement operation; and   causing, based on the input, movement of a first covering and a second covering of the architectural covering assembly between a first position and a third position through a second position and, based on a type of the input, with or without stopping at the second position, wherein:
 at the first position, the first covering and the second covering are retracted relative to a headrail of the architectural covering assembly, 
 at the second position, the first covering is retracted relative to the headrail and the second covering is extended relative to the headrail, and 
 at the third position, the first covering and the second covering are extended relative to the headrail. 
   
     
     
         20 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 19 , further comprising a memory that stores the first position as a first pre-stored position, the second position as a second pre-stored position, and the third position as a third pre-stored position.